Mulund Police have uncovered a major cyber fraud racket operating from a residential flat in Mulund West, raiding a fake international call centre and arresting five accused allegedly cheating citizens in the United States and Canada. A significant quantity of electronic equipment and cash was seized during the operation.
According to the Senior Inspector of Mulund Police Station, the raid followed a confidential tip-off about a group in Mulund Colony running a fraudulent call centre. The accused reportedly posed as officials of US-based banks and financial firms, offering instant loans to foreign nationals. Victims were asked to pay a processing fee, but no loans were ever provided.
During the raid, 27-year-old Sagar Gupta was identified as the main operator. He had hired Abhishek Singh, Tanmay Dhad Singh, Shailesh Shetty, and Rohan Ansari to run the illegal setup. Police recovered two laptops, 11 mobile phones, two routers, and Rs. 76,000 in cash.
The group impersonated employees of a financial firm called “Lending Point”, using e-SIM cards to contact targets. While promising unsecured payday loans, the accused allegedly collected processing fees but delivered nothing, reportedly cheating victims of several lakhs of rupees.
Police have registered a case under Sections 316(2), 318(2), 338, 340(2), 319(2), 336 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with relevant sections of the Information Technology Act, noting that the call centre was operating without legal authorization.
The Senior Inspector added, “This was a well-organized international fraud operation. We have seized all digital evidence. A forensic probe is underway to identify the number of victims, and coordination with foreign agencies will also be initiated.”
